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I don't like this legislation, or any other legislation that increases copyright restrictions (especially in favor of clueless dinosaurs), but I also resent the

by rickmb 14y ago

I don't like this legislation, or any other legislation that increases copyright restrictions (especially in favor of clueless dinosaurs), but I also resent the hypocritical way in which Google pretends it's protesting this as a public service. Google is only interested in what makes money for Google, and it has lost any credibility when it comes to looking out for the public's interest (or "do no evil" in general) a long time ago. Their campaign should be called "Defend our profit margins", Google is no better than the publishers pushing in favor of this legislation, their interest just accidentally happen to coincide with ours.

Goronmon 14y ago
Their campaign should be called "Defend our profit margins", Google is no better than the publishers pushing in favor of this legislation, their interest just accidentally happen to coincide with ours. So is your argument that it's not in the public's best interest to oppose this legislation, thus why they shouldn't use the slogan "Defend Your Net"?
mseebach 14y ago
That's how you get stuff done. You build a coalition of people whose goals, if not necessarily pure motivations, align with yours. It's not like you're going to get "I support everything Google does, now and forever" tattooed on your forehead because you align with them on this issue. The perfect is the enemy of the good.
- meric 14y ago
  Or not even goals. Two parties vote against a tax-reform package - one voted against because it disagreed with increased mining taxes and the other voted against because the increased mining taxes was too low. http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/greens-and-coalition-dump-tax-break/story-e6frfkp9-1226298667219 http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/greens-and-coalition-dump...
  - mseebach 14y ago
    It's really splitting hairs, but I'd argue that's a commonality of goal (rejecting tax increase), but difference of motivation (too much/not enough). Love the example, though. Politics makes strange bed fellows.

by rickmb 14y ago

Goronmon 14y ago

Their campaign should be called "Defend our profit margins", Google is no better than the publishers pushing in favor of this legislation, their interest just accidentally happen to coincide with ours. So is your argument that it's not in the public's best interest to oppose this legislation, thus why they shouldn't use the slogan "Defend Your Net"?

mseebach 14y ago

That's how you get stuff done. You build a coalition of people whose goals, if not necessarily pure motivations, align with yours. It's not like you're going to get "I support everything Google does, now and forever" tattooed on your forehead because you align with them on this issue. The perfect is the enemy of the good.

meric 14y ago
Or not even goals. Two parties vote against a tax-reform package - one voted against because it disagreed with increased mining taxes and the other voted against because the increased mining taxes was too low. http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/greens-and-coalition-dump-tax-break/story-e6frfkp9-1226298667219 http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/greens-and-coalition-dump...
- mseebach 14y ago
  It's really splitting hairs, but I'd argue that's a commonality of goal (rejecting tax increase), but difference of motivation (too much/not enough). Love the example, though. Politics makes strange bed fellows.